Letter from Catherine Simons to her Half-Brother John Ball, January 24, 1776

Title:

Letter from Catherine Simons to her Half-Brother John Ball, January 24, 1776

Date:

1776

Creator (Personal):

Simons, Catherine W. Chicken, 1740-1820

Description:

A letter from Catherine Simons to her half-brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina on receiving a keg of nuts, sending the enslaved man Ben with freshly washed socks, and having the "wenches" work on John's clothes.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Clothing and dress, Slavery--South Carolina, Letters, Nuts, Letter writing, Enslaved women, Enslaved persons, and Socks

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.) and South Carolina

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-04 (1134.00)

Date Digital:

2023-08

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

290413